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Fusion drive vs. SSD
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1916049" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Here is an interesting source for used and refurbished Macs that I've had excellent success with in the past:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.groupon.com[/URL]</p><p></p><p>One option, with regard to what internal hard drive to get, is to get an iMac with the smallest, cheapest internal hard drive you can find, and then purchase an external SSD, and set it to be your boot (startup) drive. Here is a fast, inexpensive, 1TB external SSD:</p><p></p><p>Crucial X8 1TB Portable SSD – Up to 1050MB/s – USB 3.2 – External Solid State Drive, USB-C, USB-A – CT1000X8SSD9</p><p>$100</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5TK4F/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5TK4F/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1916049, member: 190607"] Here is an interesting source for used and refurbished Macs that I've had excellent success with in the past: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.groupon.com[/URL] One option, with regard to what internal hard drive to get, is to get an iMac with the smallest, cheapest internal hard drive you can find, and then purchase an external SSD, and set it to be your boot (startup) drive. Here is a fast, inexpensive, 1TB external SSD: Crucial X8 1TB Portable SSD – Up to 1050MB/s – USB 3.2 – External Solid State Drive, USB-C, USB-A – CT1000X8SSD9 $100 [URL='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5TK4F/?tag=macforums0e4-20']https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5TK4F/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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